School finance
Contents
Financial monitoring & reporting
14
articles
- Academy Trust Handbook: changes from September 2022 Updated Changes to the Academy Trust Handbook 2022 are unlikely to change your operations significantly, but there are a few new rules to be aware of.
- Financial transparency: requirements for maintained schools Get up to speed with the changes to financial regulations for maintained schools to improve financial transparency. Find out what your school is required to do, so you can monitor compliance.
- How to interrogate a finance report Read our step-by-step guide to monitoring the finance report so you're clear on what the numbers mean, what to look out for and what questions to ask your school business manager in your finance committee meeting.
Generating income & fundraising
2
articles
- Funds and freebies: monthly highlights Updated See the latest deadlines for funding opportunities. You'll also find a selection of the grants available to schools across a range of areas, and details of freebies your school can access.
- Governors' role in generating income for schools School finances are being deeply affected by the cost-of-living crisis. Learn how to help your school generate income and find some potential solutions for raising much-needed funds.
School budget & expenditure
9
articles
- Approving the budget: questions to ask (finance committee) Know what questions to ask school leaders when you're scrutinising the budget (including considerations as a result of coronavirus), so you cover all angles before passing the budget on to the full governing board for approval.
- Approving the budget: questions to ask (full board) Know what questions to ask your finance committee before you vote on the school budget (including considerations as a result of coronavirus), so you can be sure that the budget has been scrutinised properly.
- Coronavirus: additional funding for your school Get up to speed on the different streams of funding your school's entitled to, including the coronavirus catch-up premium, recovery premium, and the school-led tutoring grant.
School funding
10
articles
- Coronavirus catch-up premium: summary Your school can continue to carry forward any unspent coronavirus catch-up premium into 2022/23. Understand how your school can use it and how to hold school leaders accountable for spending it.
- Devolved formula capital (DFC) funding Devolved formula capital (DFC) is a source of capital funding for maintained schools and academies. Learn about how it's allocated and the rules your school needs to follow when spending it.
- Funding for pupils with SEN Get to grips with how provision for pupils with special educational needs (SEN) is funded in your school.